School funding gap has more than doubled since Tories came to power
A report published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has found the gap between private school fees and state school spending per pupil in England has more than doubled in the last 10 years.
Pandora Papers expose dodgy finances of the rich and powerful
On Sunday (3 October), a leaked cache of 11.9 million financial records was published, detailing 14 companies who work to establish offshore corporations and trusts. The leak has revealed the tax-dodging of many of the world’s rich and powerful, including Tony and Cherie Blair, the Queen’s estate, and Conservative co-chair Ben Elliot.
New ‘fair-tips’ legislation announced by UK Government
The government has set out plans to make it illegal for restaurateurs to take customer tips or service charge payments from workers.
Johnson’s capitalism – you can heat OR eat!
Capitalism has convinced many that wage rises fuel inflation
Spike in gas prices sees energy bills rise and supply chains threatened
UK gas prices have risen dramatically, leaving many energy suppliers bust and our bills ever higher, in a stark demonstration of privatisation’s failures. With prices having increased by 250% since January, many energy suppliers are arguing that they will struggle to cover the increased costs.
As inflation rises, working class families are hit the hardest
The UK inflation rate hit 3.2% this August – the biggest increase since records began in 1997. Unsurprisingly, this inflation hike will disproportionately affect working class families.
NHS needs £20 billion to cut its record backlog of patients
A total of 5.6 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of July this year, the highest number since records began back in August 2007.
Communists slam Conservative tax rise and call for social care reform and staff pay rise
Communist Party General Secretary Robert Griffiths yesterday (7 September 2021) called on workers to “reflect and regroup”, as the decision to tax workers to pay for social care (effectively twice as we do it already), “is the opening shot in a protracted struggle with attempts to shift the burden of paying for the breakdown of capitalism, onto workers and their communities.”
Public inquiry into Cumbrian coal mining project begins
A public inquiry has begun into the development of the UK’s first deep coal mine in 30 years. The project, run by West Cumbria Mining (WCM), would extract 2.78 million tonnes of coal a year up until 2049, but has been widely criticised for its potential environmental impact.
Tories plan to raise national insurance payments
Despite his 2019 manifesto, Boris Johnson is expected to announce an increase in national insurance payments to apparently fund the social care crisis.
